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Russian-American climber found dead on Pakistan mountain

Islamabad (AFP) - A missing Russian-American climber died on a mountain while preparing to scale the world's 12th-highest peak, having refused to turn back in dangerous winter conditions, a spokesman for the expedition said Tuesday. Alex Goldfarb pushed on alone when his teammate failed to persuade him to give up during an acclimatising mission, ahead of a bid to scale the nearby 8,051-metre (26,414-feet) Broad Peak in the Karakoram range on the Chinese border.  "We are deeply saddened to have lost our climbing partner and friend," said Laszlo Pinter, spokesman for the Broad Peak Winter Expedi...

Bond girl Tanya Roberts has died aged 65

Bond girl Tanya Roberts has died aged 65. The actress - who starred alongside late former 007 Sir Roger Moore as Stacey Sutton in 1985's 'A View to a Kill' - passed away in hospital in California on Sunday (03.01.21) after she reportedly "collapsed" whilst walking her dog on Christmas Eve (24.12.20). Her rep told TMZ that the screen star was "put on a ventilator, but never got better". Mike Pingel, her longtime rep and friend, also told The Hollywood Reporter: "I'm devastated. She was brilliant and beautiful and I feel like a light has been taken away. To say she was an angel would be at the t...

Trailblazing country music singer Charley Pride dead at 86

Los Angeles (AFP) - US country music star Charley Pride, a pioneering Black singer who racked up 29 number one hits, died Saturday of Covid-19 complications. He was 86. Pride's family confirmed his death in a statement, saying he had passed away in Dallas, Texas.  Born in racially segregated Mississippi in 1934, Pride was known for 1970s hits including "Kiss an Angel Good Mornin'" and was the first African American to be inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame. Signed to RCA Records, he became the label's biggest-selling performer since Elvis Presley. Tributes poured in from country music...

Black US woman shot by police to file complaint

Washington (AFP) - An African American woman injured as police shot dead her boyfriend last week announced from her hospital bed Tuesday that she will file a complaint, as she challenged the official version of the shooting."I lost the love of my life and the father of my seven-month-old child" when an officer opened fire "while we had our hands raised in the air," said Tafara Williams, 20, during a virtual press conference organized by her lawyer Ben Crump.America has in recent months undergone a historic reckoning with racism and police brutality, since the killing of African American George...

Rock legend Eddie Van Halen dies after long battle with cancer

Los Angeles (AFP) - Eddie Van Halen, the guitar virtuoso whose group is considered one of the greatest rock bands of all time, died on Tuesday following a long battle with cancer, his son announced."I can't believe I'm having to write this, but my father, Edward Lodewijk Van Halen, has lost his long and arduous battle with cancer this morning," Wolf Van Halen wrote in a message on Twitter with a picture of the rocker who was 65."He was the best father I could ever ask for," he added. "Every moment I've shared with him on and off stage was a gift."My heart is broken and I don't think I'll ever ...

Rock legend Eddie Van Halen dies after long battle with cancer

Los Angeles (AFP) - Eddie Van Halen, of the legendary hard rock group that bore his family name, died on Tuesday following a long battle with cancer, his son announced."I can't believe I'm having to write this, but my father, Edward Lodewijk Van Halen, has lost his long and arduous battle with cancer this morning," Wolf Van Halen wrote in a message on Twitter with a picture of the rocker who was 65."He was the best father I could ever ask for," he added. "Every moment I've shared with him on and off stage was a gift."My heart is broken and I don't think I'll ever fully recover from this loss. ...

When the end is near

There’s an urgent need to initiate a dialogue on end-of-life care for terminally-ill patients so that we can adopt a more humane approach to the inevitability of death.By A Amarender ReddyDying is an inevitable part of life. Everybody aspires to live a long life and die a painless death. Yet, many of us have seen a lot of pain, suffering, and loneliness associated with the end of life. Today, as more people die of chronic diseases, the average person can expect to spend the last decade of /her life being seriously ill and under constant medical treatment. That’s the downside of extended lifesp...